Albania Passes Law Setting Salary Benchmarks for Judges and Prosecutors
What happened
Albanian Parliament approved a new law, Law No. 95/2026, on September 18, 2026. The law establishes a new method for determining the salaries of judges and prosecutors. Under the new provisions, the basic reference salary for these judicial and prosecutorial positions will be set at 0.38 times the salary of the President of the Republic. The law is retroactive to April 1, 2023.
Why it matters
The legislation applies to judges, prosecutors, members of the Constitutional Court, and the chair of the Constitutional Court. Indexation of these salaries is to be determined by a decision of the Council of Ministers, with a maximum period of two years after the previous indexation.
Legislation and constitutional change is occurring within Parliament.
Who's involved
- AlbaniaCountry where the new judicial compensation law has been enacted.
- parliamentLegislative body that passed the law.
- constitutional courtCourt whose members are subject to the new salary structure.
- Bajram BegajPresident of the Republic whose salary sets the benchmark for the new law.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- constitutional courtSpeculative
The court might see its operational costs affected by the new salary benchmarks.
Possible ripples
Who this could reach next, traced step by step from the reporting. Possibilities worth considering, not forecasts.Keep exploring
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The entities involved
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Albania
country in southeastern Europe
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parliament
legislative body of government
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